EVENT >
Cannes Film
Festival
LOCATION >
Cannes, France
DATE > May, 2008
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CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. From the homes of the Golden
Palm, Golden Bear and Golden Lion,
broadcasters worldwide rely on
Eurovision to provide comprehensive production and transmission facilities. Broadcasters count on Eurovision for news
and entertainment footage from Europe's major film festivals in
Cannes, Berlin and Venice.
The Cannes gathering in May is the world's largest film festival. Working in close collaboration with the organisers and the host broadcaster, Eurovision Special Events offered standard and customised services to over 35 channels and programme makers covering the Cannes Film Festival.
Three live standup positions and a fully equipped studio offered impressive views on the Palais des Festivals' red carpet, the famous Croisette and the Mediteranean Sea.
Facilities also included a wireless Link system for live positions from various locations, ENG crews, non linear editing, access to the festival coverage, multi-format playout and connectivity to the Eurovision Global Network.
VITAL STATISTICS
| > | 24-hour round-the-clock distribution of programmes. |
| > | 4 camera and dolly fully equipped studio with VT roll ins for BBC's weekly programme "Newsnight Review". |
| > | 2 camera fully equipped studio with VT roll ins overlooking the red carpet. |
| > | Daily morning lives for GMTV (Good morning TV programme, ITV). |
| > | 3 daily simultaneous live hits for French multi-lingual channel France 24. |
| > | Wireless live standup position from broadcasters' chosen locations. |
| > | 5 paths. |
| > | Non linear editing. |
| > | Cannes press conferences, photo-calls and red carpet's coverage distribution. |
| > | Workspaces. |
Comments
Marc
Stanislas > Producer
'Entertainment
or news? Our first Cannes Film Festival in 1997 consisted of
one single output SNG on a rear parking lot. Today we have an entire four
storey building facing the red carpet with five permanent ouputs... we
have come a long way.
'Newsrooms now take fun seriously and place high quality entertainment at the heart of its schedules. Greater media choice makes it easier for people to find their preferred content.
'The daily number of transmissions from this festival location is such that it makes an average size breaking news event look almost like a non story!'
Barton Macfarlane > Director,
Newsnight Review, BBC
'Marc,
many thanks for all your help last week. We are all very pleased with
the programme that was produced with such professionalism. And your team
at the feed point are always very helpful. Here's to next year!'
Nick Rylance > Producer,
GMTV
'Thanks Marc for all your help in Cannes -
once again a success.'
OTHER OPERATIONS COMPLETED IN MAY
Eurovision Song Contest (Belgrade, Serbia)
The World Economic Forum (Sharm el Sheikh,
Egypt)
Vladimir Putin's visit to France (Paris, France).
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